1997 Mercedes Benz C230
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
7 complaints3 involved a crash4 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Tires
Conti pro contact tires put on rims and balanced for summer driving. 195/65 R15 91H dot#65pcaxh61610 2 miles away from garage tire suddenly deflated. Inspection showed bubble caused by manufacturing defect. in google- substantial complaints about these tires i.e. Bubbles, blow outs etc. -dangerous! *tr
- Suspension › Front
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the garage, a loud clanging noise was heard. upon initial inspection, it was determined the left front side of the vehicle had fallen downward onto the left front tire. the vehicle was towed to a dealer who determined the factory welds of the strut fractured and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was alerted. updated 1/19/2007 -*nm
- Air bags › Frontal
While driving the vehicle at 45 mph, without warning the consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit a guardrail head on. The consumer stated that both frontal air bags did not deploy upon impact. The driver sustained injuries as a result. Please provide any other details. *jb
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer
While driving in the rain the vehicles windshield wipers stopped working and as a result the consumer had to pull off the road. *nlm
- Air bags › Frontal
Front crash at 35 mph, neither airbag deployed. Consumer suffered neck and arm injuries, damage to vehicle was $ 17000.00.*jb
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Park/neutral start interlock switch
Child was in vehicle and vehicle was put into reverse and rolled backwards without key in ignition or motor running. Vehicle rolled back, and hit another vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer had no response. stated it should have only done that if key was in ignition. *ak *slc
- Vehicle speed control
The first time we noticed a problem was in mt. Pleasent, sc. we were dropping the children off to visit their dad. as soon as we returned to the car it would not start. we bought a new battery but that did not do it either. when we finally got the car to start it would take off as if it were…
The first time we noticed a problem was in mt. Pleasent, sc. we were dropping the children off to visit their dad. as soon as we returned to the car it would not start. we bought a new battery but that did not do it either. when we finally got the car to start it would take off as if it were driving itself. several different things would happen. either it would stall while idling or it would rev up the motor till you could hardly stop iyou would not even have to put your foot on the gas. another time it did the same thing except it sounded like there was a jack hammer in the engine. they said it was a broken ac comoressor and adjusted the timing belt and replaced a air flow sensor. another time it happened modern clasic motors (where I usually take it) said it was a defective airflow senser and replaced it with a new one. I also got a new aircompressor and fixed the ac. the next time was july 21, 2001. on my way home from columbia the car stalled in traffic a bystander and policeman pushed. *ak
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10028624Mercedes vehicle: the anti-lock brake system (ABS) return flow pump running without control with corresponding fault code c1401, clean and insulated the connector for the return flow pump relay. Models 202 and 208. Model years unknown.
- 10028586Mercedes vehicle: the srs indicator lamp IS illuminated and code b1058 and b2dbo are stored, replace the srs control unit. Models 203 and model 209. Model years unknown.
- 10028585Mercedes vehicles: the xenon or bi-xenon headlamp not functioning. A function description can be found in wis document gf8s.10-p-20010 (203), gf82.10-p-0003q (209); gf82.10-p-3002r (230). Model years uknown.
- 10022893Check engine light on / fault codes fc1200 / fc1208 stored in me-sfi control unit. Mercedes-benz model C230, C280, C350, slk280, slk350, clk350, clk550, E350, E550, cls550, S600, and sl550. Equipped with M272 engine or M273 engine. Updated 8/28/08.
- 10020460Play in the rack and pinion steering system. Models 203, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230. Mercedes benz. Updated 5/13/09.
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